Chapter 205 - Decisive Battle in Canglan City (Part 2) (1/2)
The cultivators who had been convinced that Xiao Chen would lose stared at the blood-red demonic saber. Zuoqiu Yang also looked somber. He could sense the strange breath coming from the demonic saber. He said icily, “To use such a bloodthirsty object as a weapon, you’re indeed a follower of the Devil’s Practice!”
Xiao Chen gave him an emotionless glance. “Oh? If a person wielding a demonic saber is a devil, what does that make the Zuoqiu family who massacred all 13 members of someone’s family?”
Zuoqiu Yang’s heart sank. That happened many years ago, when his family plotted to eliminate someone who was about to become a Level 4 Elixir King. However, this was something that was kept top secret in the family. How did this kid find out?
“Who exactly are you?”
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, “It doesn’t matter who I am. What’s important is that your family killed. Do you not understand even to this day that the debt of blood must be repaid in kind?”
“Hehe! You, a Core Forming Realm cultivator, wish to avenge that person? Naive!” Zuoqiu Yang bellowed. He lifted his sword and lunged at Xiao Chen. The dazzling sword radiance called forth the whistling of the gale.
“Oh, is that so?” Xiao Chen said placidly. Simultaneously, he gently slashed his finger with his saber. Blood flowed into the pattern on the blade and instantly, the entire blade began trembling and emanating red radiance. One could faintly hear a sinister whistling coming from it.
“Slash!” He spat out, and the blade instantly became two times larger. The red radiance that spanned over 30 meters rocked into the sky. The powerful Demonic God’s power made the nearby cultivators feel out of breath.
The incomparably fierce saber radiance instantly became interwoven with Zuoqiu Yang’s sword radiance. The two majestic forces nearly crushed everything around them into dust. The ground under their feet also began to crack in large pieces. Gale surged violently, sending granule and stones swirling in the air. It was so baffling that everyone could barely open their eyes.
It took a long while for the fierce momentum to gradually fade. Zuoqiu Yang wielded his sword horizontally to his chest and took several steps backward before regaining firm footing. On the contrary, Xiao Chen was standing still in his original location as if he was a mountain that couldn’t be moved.
Zuoqiu Yang was overwhelmed with shock. He was a peak Core Forming Realm cultivator while this kid had just entered Core Forming Realm. How could Xiao Chen remain so composed in the face of his attack?
Xiao Chen wiped his blade clean and cast Zuoqiu Yang a sidelong glance. He said placidly, “What’s wrong? Is this how strong you are? So that’s all to it to the No. 9 on the Heaven List.”
There was no onlooker outside the arena that wasn’t shocked at how he brazenly looked down on a peak Core Forming Realm cultivator. Could he have truly become a quasi-Nascent Soul Realm cultivator? No wonder he dared to charge into Canglan City by himself today.
Zuoqiu Yang’s expression was dark. His family had ordered him not to make any reckless movements, but he was too proud and arrogant to heed it. On the one hand, he wanted to avenge his younger cousin. On the other, he wanted to show off his strength and use this chance to lower the morale of the cultivators in the East Continent. He never expected to be evenly-matched with Xiao Chen.
He said solemnly, “Stop being so smug. You’re just powerful because you have that demonic saber. Today I’ll show you the true power of the Zuoqiu family’s Mystic Skill!”
He threw his Immortal’s Sword into the air and then immediately moved his fingers to cast spells nonstop. Layer upon layer of mystic arts swirled in the space above the sword. However, right at this moment, a strange scene took place. The Immortal’s Sword started shaking incessantly and stopped listening to orders. It was even emanating a faint red glow.
“What?!” Zuoqiu Yang’s expression transformed drastically. The Night Coalescence Immortal’s Sword that his master gifted him was forged from a thousand-year meteoric iron. For thousand years or more, it was undefeated by demons and devils. Did Xiao Chen’s demonic saber manage to hit it?
Xiao Chen smiled. “What’s wrong? Is that your Zuoqiu family’s Mystic Skill?” His figure blurred out of view. Like a ghost, he reappeared in front of Zuoqiu Yang and landed a heavy kick on his jaw.
Zuoqiu Yang failed to dodge in time. Xiao Chen’s kick sent him flying with blood coming out of his nose and mouth. The moment he fell to the ground, Xiao Chen reappeared and pointed his saber at his neck at a lightning-fast speed.
“Where’s your family’s hiding place? Lead the way and I’ll spare your life!”
Zuoqiu Yang was nearly frightened out of his wits. If Xiao Chen had exerted strength in his attack earlier, his head would have fallen off his body by now. Even if he could preserve his soul, he couldn’t maintain his physical body.
Naturally, this was beyond the onlooker’s expectations. No one thought this average-looking youngster would possess such extraordinary skills that allowed him to subdue the strongest young member of the Zuoqiu family. With such profound powers, who would believe that he didn’t have an Ancient Immortal Clan backing him up? It seemed that the Zuoqiu family had truly gotten themselves into huge trouble this time.
Right then, a deep and resounding voice came from the distant horizon, splitting the ears of quite a few onlookers. “Yang’er, why did you act on your own?! Hurry up and return!”